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Copy Editor Quiz

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Answers must conform to Chicago Manual of Style, 18th ed with Oxford commas.

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Average Score*

55.6%

*As of 2026-02-05
  1. Select the correct sentence:
    1. I wanted to go to the store; John went fishing.
    2. I wanted to go to the store and John went fishing.
    3. I wanted to go to the store, and John went fishing.
    4. I wanted to go to the store; and John went fishing.
    5. None of the above are correct.
  2. Select the correct sentence:
    1. I need eggs, flour, sugar and water for this recipe.
    2. I need eggs, flour, sugar, and water for this recipe.
    3. I need eggs; flour; sugar; and water for this recipe.
    4. I need eggs flour sugar and water for this recipe.
    5. None of the above are correct.
  3. Select the correct sentence:
    1. "Today, the first day of the month," he raised his hand high. "Is the day we fight for freedom!"
    2. "Today, the first day of the month—"he raised his hand high"—is the day we fight for freedom!"
    3. "Today, the first day of the month"—he raised his hand high—"is the day we fight for freedom!"
    4. "Today the first day of the month"—he raised his hand high—"is the day we fight for freedom!"
    5. None of the above are correct.
  4. Select the correct sentence:
    1. She was the one I loved, the one everyone loved.
    2. She was the one I loved the one everyone loved.
    3. She was the one I loved. The one everyone loved.
    4. She was the one I loved-the one everyone loved.
    5. None of the above are correct.
  5. Select the correct sentence:
    1. One of us, and there were only three of us, was going to find out the truth.
    2. One of us; and there were only three of us; was going to find out the truth.
    3. One of us and there were only three of us was going to find out the truth.
    4. None of the above are correct.
  6. Select the correct sentence:
    1. I wanted, to learn to crochet too.
    2. I wanted to learn to crochet, too.
    3. I wanted to learn to crochet too.
    4. I wanted, to learn to crochet, too.
    5. None of the above are correct.
  7. Select the correct sentence:
    1. "How dare you!" She screamed.
    2. How dare you? she screamed.
    3. "How dare you!" she screamed.
    4. "How dare you?!" she screamed.
    5. None of the above are correct.
  8. Select the correct sentence:
    1. He loved school, where his favorite subject was math, as the one place he could be himself.
    2. He loved school where his favorite subject was math as the one place he could be himself.
    3. He loved school, where his favorite subject was math as the one place he could be himself.
    4. He loved school where his favorite subject was math, as the one place he could be himself.
    5. None of the above are correct.
  9. Select the correct sentence:
    1. "STOP!," she screamed
    2. "Stop!" she screamed
    3. "STOP!" she screamed
    4. None of the above are correct.
  10. Select the correct sentence:
    1. The crayons, which were made of wax like all crayons, came in every color.
    2. The crayons which were made of wax like all crayons, came in every color.
    3. The crayons, which were made of wax like all crayons came in every color.
    4. The crayons which were made of wax like all crayons came in every color.
    5. None of the above are correct.
  11. Select the correct sentence:
    1. John, the President, Mary, the Vice President, and Roki, the Secretary were the three people who attended the event.
    2. John, the President; Mary, the Vice President; and Roki, the Secretary were the three people who attended the event.
    3. None of the above are correct.
  12. Select the correct sentence:
    1. The more the more, dangerous.
    2. The more, the more dangerous.
    3. The more the more dangerous.
    4. None of the above are correct.
  13. Select the correct sentence:
    1. I love going to the park, however, if it's raining, I stay home.
    2. I love going to the park; however, if it's raining, I stay home.
    3. None of the above are correct.
  14. Select the correct sentence:
    1. We are going to the bait shop, then fishing.
    2. We are going to the bait shop then fishing.
    3. None of the above are correct.
  15. Select the correct sentence:
    1. "We should…"
      "No, we should not!" he interrupted.
    2. "We should—"
      "No, we should not!" he interrupted.
    3. None of the above are correct.
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